PASSENGER TRAINS - Let's See Them!

Here is a short video of my Rio Grande F3 passenger set from MTH Premier. This video is not as elaborate as many posted here but hands down this is my favorite train.

I recently purchased the Lionel 4-car set of PRR South Wind passenger cars from Grzyboski’s to run with my recent Legacy PRR E7 set. The colors aren’t a perfect match, but I like the appearance. I already own a TMCC S1 from around 2000, so I didn’t go for the new fantasy scheme S1, but I may have to break out my S1 or T1 (also from around 2000) to head up this consist.

Three sections of "The Tennessean"

Here are some passenger trains for today.

American Flyer (Chicago Flyer) #3110 electric takes off with the consist of the "Oriental Limited"

An even earlier Flyer steamer with a consist from the Chicago,Milwaukee & St. Paul  RR

The Lionel #224 takes her consist of 2440/2441 passenger cars in green from 1946-47 from the depot.  While a late MPC NKP steamer holds the inner track with her consist of heavyweight Manhattan cars in Tuscan PRR colors.

Best Wishes

Don

Preamble Express

One of my favorite trains .

Farmerjohn, looking fantastic, what a wonderful setting, awesome  passenger train,  great track work, big bridges, beautiful mountains, deep river, neat trailer park area, it’s a Wow.  It’s surely coming together. Nice video.  I ran my Texas Special a bit. Happy Railroading Everyone

I recently acquired this Pride Lines City of Denver. No action shot of this yet as my layout isn't very "photo-worthy" right now, but it's coming along.

John

Ran my warbonnets a couple nights ago. It's a beautiful train and one I wanted so bad when I was a little boy. Finally . Dreams do come true.

@farmerjohn posted:

Ran my warbonnets a couple nights ago. It's a beautiful train and one I wanted so bad when I was a little boy. Finally . Dreams do come true.

Nice!!  And nice layout as well. 

George

Here's another shot of the eastbound Spirit of St. Louis on the bridge.

George

Here`s My MTH 10-1062-1 vBaby Blue Comet pull the 4 "600" series tinplate cars...

My one and only Tinplate set

Lionel byMTH.

Ron

Passenger trains of the Western Maryland Railway.

Hi everyone...extending my "oldies" post from last week, here are a couple of more of mine.

Here is the Lionel 256 from 1924-1930, Lionel's only 2 engine 0-gauge loco until the F-3's in 1948.  Her consist is two 710 orange NYC Pullman's and a matching 712 NYC Observation.

Moving ahead a little, here is the green 253 engine and her consist of 2 # 610 Pullmans and a #612 observation from about 1926.

At nearly 100 years old, these boys are getting on in years for sure.  I will report that although the 253 is on the "maintenance / repair" list the 256 runs great and pulls like a champ.

Best wishes

Don

A couple passenger trains on different levels.

PRR mail and express train and more at the TCA Ft. Pitt Division Train Meet on 10/3/21 in Cheswick, PA near Pittsburgh.

The prototype GM EMD Aerotrain had 10 coaches (including the very 1950s Obs Coach). I bought an Aerotrain model by MTH with Rock Island décor from a seller on eBay. That model had a loco and three coaches plus three additional coaches with seated passenger figures already installed. However, I wanted a full consist like the prototype, so I gathered four more coaches and placed seated figures in them too. The loco was fully capable of pulling that entire line-up!

This train revived memories of my riding the RI Aerotrain in the mid-50s when I was a teenager living in Peoria, IL. During that time frame, the Aerotrain was briefly assigned to the Peoria Rocket route, then re-assigned to commuter service to/from Joliet to Chicago.

Two partial vintage Aerotrains now rest in museums; one near St. Louis, MO and the other in Green Bay, WI. I have visited both of them. Initially named "The Train of Tomorrow," the sleek train couldn't perform like the marketing hype. But I love it anyway.

Mike M.  LCCA 12394

A couple more passenger trains tonight. I bought  out some steam as I said I would. I love the night scenes because of the lights ofcourse.  It takes me into another world especially  my childhood.

@farmerjohn posted:

A couple more passenger trains tonight. I bought  out some steam as I said I would. I love the night scenes because of the lights ofcourse.  It takes me into another world especially  my childhood.

John;

Amazing as always. One question... the bridge in the center rear looks like it has a fairly steep incline - or is that an effect of the angle of the camera taking the picture???

This is the longest passenger train that I've seen run at our club since I joined in July 2020.  Very impressive and colorful to boot.

The wife's train, one of them.

I added this little N scale passenger amusement ride to my portable O scale Christmas layout a few years ago .

Paul

Yes the bridge does have a 2.7 percent grade on it. The bridge is close to the beginning of the incline which continues to back wall near my coal mine area. Most of the incline is at 1.7 percent .The reason for it is the bridges by coal mine are duckunders but only slightly..

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Sunday at the TMB.  Running today, LionMaster AC-12 with a short excursion train and the NYC Shark.

This morning I pulled down a locomotive and some cars that I haven't run in a little while.

The locomotive is my MTH Pennsy L5 electric. I picked this up at York five or six years ago, it's a great looking engine with nice sounds and a very distinctive whistle. Only two of the four drive axles are powered, which when combined with the super long rigid frame results in serious wheelslip on any kind of grade. I understand that this is very prototypical for this class!

Normally I run the L5 with a fast freight or my Fleet of Modernism cars, but I decided to go with some more period heavyweight coaches instead. These are Williams heavyweights in New Haven livery.

Here's the whole train running down the outer mainline on my layout!

Trainguy, those passenger cars are really sharp!

@Trainguy Ken posted:

This morning I pulled down a locomotive and some cars that I haven't run in a little while.

The locomotive is my MTH Pennsy L5 electric. I picked this up at York five or six years ago, it's a great looking engine with nice sounds and a very distinctive whistle. Only two of the four drive axles are powered, which when combined with the super long rigid frame results in serious wheelslip on any kind of grade. I understand that this is very prototypical for this class!

What an awesome looking locomotive Ken! I wish I had the curve requirements on my layout to run one.

Bryce

@Oscale_Trains_Lover_ posted:

What an awesome looking locomotive Ken! I wish I had the curve requirements on my layout to run one.

Bryce

I actually had a very similar problem with the L5 on my old attic layout-- I had the O72 curves but the benchwork was so rickety that the locomotive would bounce up and down, constantly stranding and derailing! I spent a lot of effort getting the tables and track on my current layout as level as possible so I rarely have that issue anymore.

@Ron H posted:

Trainguy, those passenger cars are really sharp!

Thanks Ron! Those New Haven heavyweights are some of the first big passenger cars I bought, I've had them for a while.

This morning I'm running a more "modern" diesel train. The motive power is a pair of MTH Alco PAs in one of my favorite color schemes, New Haven McGinnis. I also have a fondness for the Nickel Plate "Bluebird" scheme but since I don't own any NPR rolling stock, this set fits better with my collection. These are permanently coupled via a tether since only one engine is powered.

The train is a set of 6 MTH Premier stainless steel coaches in matching New Haven livery. These originally came in a set with an EP-5 in the same McGinnis scheme as my Alco set. I had an opportunity to pick up the EP-5 but decided to pass since I already have a nearly-identical EP-5 in green and gold. I generally avoid duplicates of engines unless it's tinplate (I do collect motor variations for prewar stuff).

And of course, here's the whole consist barreling through my Pride Lines reproduction glass-dome station on the corner of my layout:

What paint scheme is this? C. Vandy? 20th Century, Lightning Stripe?

@Mark V. Spadaro posted:

What paint scheme is this? C. Vandy? 20th Century, Lightning Stripe?

Mark, those are the post-1948 two-tone grey scheme.

MTH has them named "(Commodore Vanderbilt) Lightning Stripe scheme" which is historically incorrect. The C. Vanderbilt pulled Pullman green heavyweights. This website has a nice summary of paint schemes for the The New York Central: Notes on NYC Passenger Car Painting

Bryce

Thanks, Bryce. Was hiking through your canyon a week ago. Very nice scenery!

Southern Pacific.

Some 3rd rail E8 pulling a passenger train on my high line passing by coal mine area.

@Denny T, who made the observation car in your video?  I ask because I don't recall seeing a dome observation car in SP Daylight livery.

Excellent layout; thanks for the video.

Jersey Central fan.

@Pingman posted:

@Denny T, who made the observation car in your video?  I ask because I don't recall seeing a dome observation car in SP Daylight livery.

Excellent layout; thanks for the video.

I don't know who made the observation car. Possibly Williams as I had purchased a lot of passenger cars made by Williams. Car is 15 inches long. Attached photos.

Thank you, @Denny T.

Suggestion:  Edit the title to ID the diesels as Alco's, not EMD.

@Pingman posted:

Thank you, @Denny T.

Suggestion:  Edit the title to ID the diesels as Alco's, not EMD.

Now that is good advise, I will edit. Thank you Pingman.